Question

1. The right hemisphere controls the left side of your body.(True or false)

2. the somatic nervous system functions are completely voluntary.(True or false)

3. Select ALL that apply: The surgery John had severed the connection between the two hemispheres of his brain (corpus callosum). This procedure:

A. Eliminated the epileptic seizures he had

B. Greatly affected his everyday life

C. Prevented the left and right hemispheres from transmitting information from the one to

the other

D. Impaired his ability to visually perceive words that were presented on the left part of a

screen

4. Select ALL that apply: What was the take-away lesson from John’s participation on the tasks presented on the video?

A. The two hemispheres of the brain seem to be specialized in different functions

B. Someone is secretly giving the correct answers to the subjects being tested

C. Things can get complicated when we see a lot of words on a screen

D. The ability to speak is mainly a function of the right hemisphere

Answer 1

Answer:

1. The correct answer is True.

2. The correct answer is True.

3. The correct answers are:

• C. Prevented the left and right hemispheres from transmitting information from one to the other.

• D. Impaired his ability to visually perceive words that were presented on the left part of a screen

4. The correct answers are:

• A. The two hemispheres of the brain seem to be specialized in different functions